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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Mocha'd It Up!

I hope everyone's Christmas and holidays were awesome, I had a great time! My best friend came to spend Christmas with my husband and me and it was a blast. I received wonderful presents, everyone was so thoughtful. I am truly blessed.

Tomorrow I'll be posting on a few decor-related items that I received for Christmas (today was too rainy to take good indoor pictures!). So, here's a little project I finished a few days before Christmas!

After staring at my turquoise mirror for a few months, I decided it was time to add some character in the form of some mocha glaze... just like the Elmer's glue project from last week.

I love the bright color but the mocha glaze on the canvas took the brightness down a couple notches and made the turquoise look so pretty and rich.

I just simply brushed over the paint finish in any way that I felt looked the best. Some places I kept the glaze thicker than others for a stylishly imperfect look. After about an hour of drying time it was ready to hang back up.

I love how the glaze gives it an aged look and the beautiful color is still able to shine through. I think that it fits in better with the color scheme of the room. And, the simple upgrade was free and took only an hour!